Sermon #4 Outline

God have mercy on me, a Pharisee!

I                 Intro:    

                  A good morning

                  B a Pauline greeting

                  C open to Luke 18: 9-14 & I’ll pray – prayer based of “Pride” from Valley of Vision

II               Discernment 101

                  Reason – we’re all theologians, the goal is to become a better theologian

                  A Grammar – Bible Gateway

                  B the Audience – Love note to Sandra

                  C Context – The Constitutional right to “Bear Arms”

                  Ex 1 – Scriptural suicide? Matthew 27 & Luke 10

                  Ex 2 – “Christian diet plans” & Daniel chapter 1

                  Ex 3 – MNU & a promise of prosperity from Jerimiah 29:11

III              Passage Luke 18: 9-14

                  Background – what is a Pharisee / Tax Collector

                  A. Upward – Relationship with God, Sola Gratia & the apostle Paul

                  B. Inward – The life of the believer, a deepening relationship with God, Humility & Repentance

                  C. Outward – Becoming a mask of God to the World, a final command & an example

IV              Closing Prayer: